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Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES ROBERT E. WALLISER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRINGE-TASSELING MACHINE.

Application filed February My invention relates to a fringe tasselingmachine, designed for use in producing tassels on fringe headingmaterial, borders or trimmings for upholstery, cushions, curtains, andthe like, and for use as well in such other places or capacities whereit can be conveniently or advantageously employed in adorning finishingmaterials with tassels, and the main object of my invention is theprovision of an automatic machine of this character which will embodycertain desired features of simplicity, efiiciency, and convenience, andwhich will be capable of producing an attractive tassel fringe at a lowcost.

It is within the province of the present invention to provide a machineof this class characterized by having means for holding or positioningthe fringe heading to be furnished with the tassels; by having means forapplying the tassel material in the form of warp rope to thefringeheading; by having means for securely holding the warp rope duringthe severing of the tassel lengths therefrom and" during theinterlocking of the severed lengths with the fringe heading; by havingmeansfor severing the tassel lengths; by having means for interlockingthe tassel lengths with the fringe heading and for combing out thetassel lengths; by having means for compressing the tassel lengths priorto binding the same into tassels: by having means for forming wirebinders and binding the tassel lengths into tassels upon the headingmaterial, and finally by having means for trimming the completedt-assels.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter de scribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference ,to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part. of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 represents a front elevational view of my machine, parts beingbroken away and parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of my machine;

Fig. 3 represents a horizontal cross section taken substantially on theline 3-3 of 9, 1926. Serial No. 87,038.

Fig. 1, this view showing the operating shaft and parts associatedtherewith;

Fig. l represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on theline 44 of Fig. 1 and showing the operating treadle, the cam controlledmechanism for operating the wire binding mechanism and the compressorfingers; i

Fig. 5 represents a vertical cross sectional view taken substantially onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mecha nism foroperating the holdingjaws and also for operating the folding and combingfingers;

Fig. 6 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on theline 66 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mechanism for operatingthe claw, and showing also the folding and combing fingers in elevation;

Fig. 7 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on theline 7-7 of Fig. 1, showing the cam controlled mechanism for operatingthe loop positioning collar, also showing the cam controlled mechanismfor operating the trimmers, this view further showing in broken linesthe cams controlling the operation of the claw and sleeve;

Fig. 8 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on theline 8-8 of Fig. 1 and showing the cam controlled mechanism foroperating the cutters for shearing the tassels from the warp rope;

Fig. '9 represents a vertical cross section taken substantially on theline 99 of Fig. 1, this view showing the cam. controlled mechanism foroperating the sleeve shaft;

Fig. 10 is a top plan view taken on the line 10-10 of Fig; 5 andillustrating the top clamp'for the binding wire;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation showing the mechanism for feeding thebinding wire;

Fig. 12 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the parts shown inFig. ,11;

Fig. 13 is a top plan view showing a tassel as it appears when formedand bound upon a heading loop, and also showing the means for combingthe tassel and the means for trimming the same;

Fig. 14: is an elevational View from the front or operators side of themachine, this I ill and 1 the cutters .end standards 31, and ahousingrupon the table alone the front portion there stantially on the line16-16 of Fig. 2, looking from the inside of the machine toward the frontthereof and showing the female.

stapling die member, the compressor lingers for severing the tassellengths;

Fig. 17 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 16 but showing the male stapling diemember carrying the staple or wire hinder of the tassel round the tassellength in position to sur "length therewith, and showing the comjpressor fingers squeezingtlie tassel;

Figs. 18" to 21, inclusive. are vertical sectionaldetail views showing:the successive steps "involved 111' carrying the warp rope through theloop heading;

iFigp22 is a top plan section taken substantially on the line 22-22 ofFig". 21 and showing in particular the holding; jaws closed upon t iewarp rope;

F 23 is a vertical cross section illustrating the tassel length after ithas been cut oif'the warp rope "with the folding and combing fingersfolding the tassel length upon the heading loop;

Fig. 24 is a vertical cross section illus tratiiig the folding lingersthey appear when 'COIHlDlIlgOUlJ the tassel length upon the heading loopprior to the application of the binding wire; and.

i Fig. 25 is a top plan showing the collar for holding the heading loopson which the tassels are produced, showing the means for supporting thecollar, and also showing" the holdinr 'aws for the tassel lenaths alone;3 l k? 14 with the means for closin said jaws.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawin s my fringe tasseling machinepreferably embodies a table-3O suitably supported upon arranged of toafford a shield for protecting the open ator of the machine from cominginto contact. wlth the various operating mechanisms and further toafford a supportupon which the operator may suitably rest her arms whileperforming her worlr. In the housing;

' or shield 32 is a slot 33- in which operates a c0llar'34: which has anopen side As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 25, the collar is carried by ahead 36 secured by screw ele- .ments 37 to an arm 38 which is pivoted at39 formovement between the two stops up on the table 30 Within theshield or housing 32. The head 36 has its under face recessed the table.

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at 40 for the operation of a pair of holding aws 41 which are pivotedintermediate their length at 42 to said head 36. At their rear ends,these holding jaws are made with complementary hook-like ends 413adapted to receive and hold the tassel material therebetween. Theseholding aws are normally held in open position by means of springmembers 44: which are arranged to bear upon the correspondingly curvedand. cam like outer ends 45.

The arm 38, pivoted at 35) upon the table and within the shield or armrest 32 and carrying the open collar and also the pivoted holding jawsll. is .operated by means of admin of members comprising a pivoted link46, with which is engaged at 4-7 a universal joint 48, and a dependingarm 49 7) fiilcriiined at 50 to depending bracket 51 having adjustmentin the table slot 52 and having: support from aplate 53 adjustable uponthe table by means of a clan'ipinpf device 54. Und this arrangement, thebracket 51. to which the vari'n 4:9 is fulcrumed is adjustably supportedfrom The low r end (of the arm 49 carries a roller 55 arranged to turnon the ring cam 56 supported upon lugs 57 cast on the disc 58 fixed upona shaft 59 which represents the main driving shaft of the machine. Thering cam 56 adjustable upon the lugs 57, the means for this purposecomprising pins 60 which pass through elongated slotsGl in the ring cam.

-By referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 4:, it will be seen that the maindriving shaft 59 is arranged to be driven by a pulley (32 through belt63which may receive its power from any suitable source. The pulley 62normally loose upon the shaft 59 and provided with projecting pins 62.is arran ed to cooperate with a spring pressed clutch composed of twodislt parts 64 and 6-4; keyedbii the shaft and connected by a-spacingpin l ho disk part- 64- is provided with openings 22? for receiving thepins 62 and with a contact pin 223; while the coiinectcddislc part 64:has a cam 224; and a shield 22...both otwhich project toward the dishpart (34:. 435 is a shifting lever made with a canrr-rdgze 2 6 and astop lug 227; said shifting lever liieing pivoted at its lower end on astud QEES-where it is provided with oppositely directed arms 229 and230. A linlt G6 operatively con uect-s the arm 229 witha treadle memberGT. A repositioningspring 231. connected with the other arm 230, as bestshown in Fig; 4-, normally urges the shiftingleveri to such positionthatits cam edgre 226 will engage the cam 22 i for shifting the clutchagainst the urge of spring; 232 to free the dish part M from the pins 62and also the time that its stop lug 2.17 will he in the path of theeontactpin 223 to prevent turning of the shaft 59. With the depressionof the treadle member 67 the shifting lever 65 is pivoted away from theclutch, withdrawing the. cam-edge 226 from cam 22st and stop lug 227from contact pin 223 thereby :treetime the main shaft is to make arevolution.

Adverting to Fig. 7, it will be seen that cam ring 56 comprises an openring having a cam extremity 68, aperiphery 6S) and a cam extremity 70for engagement by the roller 55 on the tulcrumed arm 4.) suitably I anew heading loop.

tensioned by a pull spring 49. By making the cam ring in this manner,each time the main driving shaft 59 rotates the cam extremity 68 engagesthe roller 55 so as to move the collar 34 to the rear of the slot 33,which, it will be observed, is an open slot; and each time the camextremity T0 is disen gaged from the roller 55. the collar will be movedto the front end of the slot 33, owing to the tensionot' the pull spring119.

As best illustrated in Figs. .18 to 21. the collar 34 protrudes adistance above the arm rest 32; and as best illustrated in Fig. 13, thecollar isdesigned to serve as a suitable holder forthe loops formed onthe hinge heading 71. In accordance with the principles involved in thismachine, each time the collar is moved to the front end of the slot 33,the operator of the machine may place thereon one of the heading loops 72 on which a tassel is to be formed and bound; and each time the collarmoves rearwardl y of the slot at tassel is formed and bound on theheading loop, which is removed from the collar on the ensuing forwardmovement thereof and just prior to the application of From this. it willbe. understood, that the operator of the machine will be required to.remove a tasscled heading loop 72 and to apply an nntasselcd hcadingloop 72 during each forward reciprocationof the collar, which, ot'course. means that these operations must be carried on during theinterval of time that lapses between the disengagementof the roller 55with the terminal cam and the engagement thereof with the terminal cam68.

The tassel lengths 73, from which the tassels are produced, are cut fromwarp rope Tl fed through a tube 75 from any suitable source of supplywhere the warp rope may be suitably held under tension, as by a wheel,bobbin or the like. The feed tube 75 is preterably supported in suchposition that the collar 34 will be in substantial alinement therewithwhen it is moved into its rearward position, so that the warp rope mayconveniently be seized at the end of the teed tube and drawn through thecollar 34-. The

means "for drawing or pulling the warp rope through the collar 34:comprises a sleeve 76 movable on a rod 77 which is hollowed and split atits upper end so as to produce the spring claws 78. The sleeve 76 isoperatively held by a guide block 78 which is suitably attached to thetable 30. To the lower end of the sleeve 76 is attached an offset head 79 attached to a rod 80 provided with a yoke 81 arranged to operate onthe main shaft 59 (Fig. 9). Said yoke 81 is operatively positioned atits lower end by means of a rod 82 which slides ill a guide 83 attachedto the main frame. The yoke 81 carries a roller 84 which turns in a camgroove 85 cut in the face of the disc 58. Turning now to Fig. 6, it willbe seen that the claw rod 77 also ha a yoke 86 with a rod 87 operatingin the guide 83. Yoke 86 carries a roller 88 which turns in cam groove89 cut in the face of disc 90 which is pinned fast to the main shaft 59.The claw rod and sleeve therefor are arranged to be reciprocated throughthe collar 34 when the same is positioned to receive the warp ropetheret-hrough; and the purpose of the claw and sleeve arrangement is toprovide means for pulling the warp rope through the collar sustainedheading loop for the production of the tassel thereon. The camscontrolling the claw rod and sleeve are so constructed and arranged thatthe claws 78 will be locked in closed position when passing through thecollar; and the construction and arrangement of said cams are furthersuch that above the collar where the warp rope is seized by the claws,the claw rod will. be given an advancing movement by the cam high point92 to unlock the claws from the sleeve, the sleeve for this action beingslowed up because of the groove section 91 and subsequently beingadvanced to lock the claws upon the seized warp rope by reason of thecam groove section 93. Below the collar, where the warp rope is to bereleased, the claw rod is given an advancing movement to unlock theclaws from the sleeve by reason of the cam groove section 89 on the disc90: and after the releasii'ig of the warp rope and before reaching thecollar, the sleeve is given an advancing movement to again lock theclaws by reason of a cam groove section 93 on disc In this connection itis to be noted that the came for the claw and sleeve arrangement are sorelated to the cam for moving the collar that the claw and sleeve willbe projected illlfillgll the collar immediately the collar is moved intoposition to receive the warp rope. lmmcdiately upon the warp rope beingdrawn by the claw and sleeve arrangement through the collar, the holdingjaws ll are closed upon the warp rope just below the collar. The meansfor closing the holding jaws against the tension of the springs 44 comprises a rock shaft 94 preferably held by operating: snail 59. Thisarrang r ut bracketbearino'QS Fi and earl-vino a o b a shoe 96 arrangedto be swung into the path of the parts 15 so as to force the pzws 11 toclose with the opposite extremities firmly clamping the warp rope.

and 99 (Fig. 5), the last nanied arm having pivoted action at one endupon a fixed shaft 100. The arm 99 carries a roller 101 arranged in. thepath. of a earn 102 tired on the main shaft 59. By this arrangement, theshoe 96 is swung intoposition to close the jaws upon the warp rope 1iust soon the same has been pulled through the collar sustained headingloop.

Following upon the clamping ot the warp rope by the holdingjaws, thewarp rope is severed to produce the tassel length '13. This operation isaccomplished. by means of plate cutters 103 and .1041 arrai'ieed toslide in housing 105 supported uponv uprights 1013 rising from the table3 'lhe cutters 103 and 101 have apertures 103 and 10st, re-

spectively, tor the reception therethro-ugh ot the warp rope; and thewalls defining .aid apertures are ground to form cooperating cuttingedges. To effect the severing" oi. the warp rope, the cutters 103 and101 are operated in opposite directions, the power 101 operating thesame being obtained from a rock shaft 110 arranged in bearings 111supported upon the table 30. Carried by said. shaft- 110 is a cross arni109 to the free ends of which are pivoted links 108, oi? which one ispivoted to a lug 107 on the cutter 103., while the other is similarlyconnected to a similar lug on the cutter 104. The shaft 110 has an arm112 to which the upper end. 0'? depending link 113 is pivoted. Said link113 is preferably made adjus able so as to vary the stroke ot thecutters at will. The lower end of link 113 is. pivoted to a crank arin114: which has rocking; movement on the fixed shaft 100. To the tree endof the arm 11 1 is fixed a roller 115 arranged to ride on the peripheryoili cam 110 on the main.

severinpgthe warp rope is so correla the application of the l'ioldinp;jaws the severing; of the warp rope l'alzes PltLCQ 'in'unediatcly uponthe closing ol'lzhe holding jaws upon the tassel length to be. out oft.lVith the arm 1141 (Fig. is associated a repositioning spring; 11.7.

Having thus sheared oil the tassel length the next step is to told thesame while it is being held by the holding jaws upon the heading loopsurrounding the collar. To this end, 1 provide a pair oi? folding andcombing fingers 118 (best seen in 24?: and Figs. 18 to 21). Fingers 118are formed at corresponding ends with hoolelilte por noeaesa tions118l1aving half round faces 118" jointly comprising. means-forsurrounding and. combing the tassel length. .As. best shown. in Fig.24:, the fingers 118 are pivoted intermediate their length upon. aheading 119 fixed to a. shaft 120 keyed for reciprocatn'iovement in abearing head 121 constituting part of a bracket 122 rising 'tromthetable 30. Above the table 30, the shaft120 has a crank (Fig. 2) 123connected to a link 12%1- tor connection through a suitable crank 125with a rock shaft 126 journalled in uprights 1120 upon the table 30. Tothe rock shaft 126 is pinned a crank127 on which is adjustable an arm128 having pivoted con.- nection with rock arln 129 operatively attachedat one end to the shaft 100(see Fl Rock arm 129 carriesua roller .130

anrged to turn on cam 102. By thisarrangenient. the shaft 120 carryingthe/fold.- ing and (01]1l1111g fingers 118, is reciprocated in. thebearing head 121;. it being noted.v in this connection that a pull.spring 131 (Ri 5) suitably t nsions the rock arm 129. The bearing head121 has a top notch 1333to13minc; a. cam surface for the curved shoulder132 oi the bearing; head 121 there is provided a shoe 131 for engagingthe curved shoulder 132 oi? the bottom finger 118; Beyond the bearing"head 121 the tree ends of the fingers 118 are connected by a pull spring135, whereby normally. to urge the fingers into open position and.whereby to maintain the curved shoulders 132 of the lingers in slidinn;contact with the bearing parts 133 and 1- 1 so that during; theadvancement of the shaft 120 the fingers will be opened by the spring;135 and. further so that upon the retraction. of said shaft 120 thefingers will be closed. The shaft 120 is thus arranged Forreciprocating; 1110VQ1D011131HI11 thefingers 118 are thus pivoted onsaid shaft for opening" and closing; movement; it being noted in thisconnection that the shaft is, smpositioned as to operate in line with.the open side ot the collar 34. and. further that Pol when the shaft isadvanced toward. the col lar the lingers 113 will. be opened to lie uponopposite sides 01 the collar in position to have the hooked ends 118thereof engage the portions of the tassel length extending above and.below the collar in such. manner as to fold said portions uponthemselves during the retracting movement of the shaft.

of the top arm 118, while at the bottom.

operative relation with the cam 152.

the heading loop. After the combing and folding operation has beencompleted, the severed tassel length, now comprising a tassel, iscompressed, bound by a wire staple, and trimmed. Referring to Fig. 5,136 designates an upright bracket having feet 137 mounted on the table30. In this bracket is provided a lengthwise slot 138 (Fig. 15) which isclosed by a side plate 139 slotted at 140. Arranged for sliding movementin the slot 138 are two bars 141 and 142 which are operated by cams 143and 144, respectively, provided on a rock shaft 145 having bearings 146rising from the table 30. The rock shaft 145 has a crank arm 147(Fig. 1) linked to arm 148 which is pivotally connected to arm 149 faston a rock shaft 150 operatively supported by the frame. Said arm 149 hasa roller 151 arranged to turn on cam 152 fast on the main shaft 59. Bythis arrangement the bars 141 and 142 are reciprocated each time theshaft 59 revolves, and a pull spring 153 (Fig. 4) serves as meanswhereby to maintain the roller 151 in The bar 142 is advanced ahead ofthe bar 141 and has a cutting edge 154 adapted to shear off a lengthfrom a wire 155 which is fed downwardly through clamping devices 156 and157. The clamping device 156 is supported upon rods 158 rising up fromthe bracket 136 and comprises cooperating clamping members 159 and 160which are held together by pins 161 and compression springs 162 arrangedon the pins and resiliently urging the member 160 into clamping relationwith the member 159 (Fig. 10).

The clamping device 157 comprises a carrier or blocknionnted forreciprocation on the rods 158. This carrier is reciprocated by means ofa gripping shoe 163 which works on a pivot stud 163 and is connected bya link 164 to a crank arm 165 fast on rock shaft 166 which is mounted inbearings 167 secured to the table 30. The rock shaft 166 has an arm 168(see Fig. 2) linked to arm 169 which extends to a crank 170 fast onshaft 110 which is driven from cam 116 on the main shaft 59. By thisarrangement the carrier or block 157 is vertically reciprocated by powerobtained from the shaft 110. Cooperating with the gripping shoe 163 is astationary gripping shoe 171. These shoes serve to grip and advance thewire 155 with the downward movement of the block or carrier 157 on whichthere is a guide lug 172 for the wire. Under this arrangement, each timethe carrier block 157 is elevated the gripping shoe 163 is pivoted so asto be drawn out of gripping engagement with the wire 155. As bestillustrated in Fig. 12, the carrier or block 157 is frictionally held toone of the rods 158 by means of a shoe 173 which is acted on by a spring174 and a suitable adjusting screw 175. Under each downward movement ofthe carrier or block 157 a length of wire sufficient to extend aroundand bind a tassel, is fed down through a guide 176 arranged in bracket136 (Fig. 14) and terminatively with this feeding movement a similarlength of wire is severed by the cutting edge 154 of bar 142. The bar142 is bifurcated to produce a slot 181 in advance of which is an anvilmember 177 which projects from an arm 178 pivoted at 179 between twobrackets 180. The wire 155, prior to being severed, is fed between theanvil 177 and the furcations of the bar 142. Arranged to operate in theslot 181 is an elongated die member 182 which is formed integral withthe bar 141. The free end of the die member 182 is concaved'as at 183for the purpose of bending the cut off wire on the curved anvil 177 soas to produce a U-shaped staple. The bar 141 is made with a cam surface184 designed to engage a cooperating shoe 185 pinned to the arm 178.This arrangement is such that the anvil 177 will be swung clear of thepath of the die member 182 prior to the movement thereof for placing theU-shaped staple on the tassel.

The arm 178 is repositioned by a spring 186 after each action.

The U-shaped staple designated by the numeral 188 and produced in partupon the anvil 17 7 and in part by the die member 182 pressing it intothe groove 187 in bar 142, is advanced by the die member into a groove189 provided in bar 190 (Figs. 16 and 17) which reciprocates in uprightposts 106. The said bar 190, which represents a female die, isreciprocated by cam 191 on rock shaft 192 arranged in bearings 193 uponthe table 30. Rock shaft 192 has a crank arm 194 linked to arm 195 (Fig.8) which is pivoted to a crank arm 196 having one end fast on rock shaft150. As shown in Fig. 22, the groove 189 is turned laterally at 197 soas to slightly twist and over-lap the ends of the Ushaped staple as suchends are closed to complete the wire binding 198 of the tassel (Fig.13).

Just prior to the application of the U- shaped staple to the tassel bythe die mem-- her 182, the tassel 73 is compressed to a size to receivethe U-shaped staple thereon. As a means for compressing the tassel, thefemale bar 190 is equipped with an eyelet 199 through which is extendeda pair of fingers 200. These fingers occupy a position in a. groove 201in caps 202 attached to posts 106 (Figs. 7 and 16). The forward portions203 of the fingers are bent in opposite directions so as to be closedupon the tassel 73 by the eyelet 199 when the female bar 190 is movedforward. A spring 204 (Figs.

1 and 16) is arranged to hold the bars 141 and 142 in operative relationto their cams 143 and 144: and a spring 205 holds the" female bar 190 inoperative relation to its staple is applied 'to the compressed tasseland bound thereon.

The means for trimming the wire bound tassel 73 consists of a pair ofcooperating snips 206 and 207. The snip 206 is carried by a roclcshaft206" opcratively arranged in bearing 208 which is secured to thetable 30. The rock shaft 206 has an abutting collar209 provided with acrank 210 which is connected by a link 211 -(Fig. 7) with an arm 212fulcrumed for rocking movement upon thefixedishaft 100. The fulcrumedErr-111.212 carries a roller 213 arranged to turnpn a cam 214 fast onthe main operating shaft 59. Pi'voted at 215 to the rear free end ofthearm'212 is a connecting ,link' 216 whose it top end has pivotalconnection with: arcranlr 217 arranged on a rock shaft 218 which extendsthrough the rock shaft 206 and carries the snip 207. A coiled spring219, surrounding the shaft 218 and imprisoned between collar 209 and acollar 220yserves to urge, the rock shaft 218 in a directionto keep thesnips 206 and 207in proper frictional engagement. The snips 206 and 207are/thus arranged for opening and, closing movement to have ascissorslike action for trimming the free ends of the tassel 73 as bestillustratedin Fig, 13, it being observed that the tassel is still heldbythe folding and combing fingers during the trimming operation. Forcarrying away the waste resultin from: the trimming operations,l-providea downwardly and rearwardlyinclined chute 221.

As has been previously intimated, the operatorunay employ the shield. 32which protectsherifromzthe working mechanisms as a rest fonherarmswhileapplying and 'removing the heading loops from the collar. In theoperation of the machine, theopera tor having applied a heading loop? 2to the collar; depresses the treadle thereby throwing in the clutch andautomatically operating the various-mechanisms as hereinbeforedescribed. Upon the application of powerto the maindrivingshaft,- thecollar:

is moved *rearwardly in its slot to the posiiton for receiving the warprope which is drawn therethrough by the claw and sleeve mechan'sm and isthereupon seized by the holding-"jaws; Thereuponi the warp rope issevered and the severed tassel length is combed into folded positionupon the'collar sustained headingloop. The wire stapling mechanism isthen broughtinto operation with the result that thewire is fed, a lengththereofcuti off and formed into a til-shaped staple which is applied tothe folded tassel as soon as the same is compressed for the purpose; andfinally, the tassel having been bound, the free ends thereofare trimmedbefore the collar is moved forwardly in its my invention into effect,this is capable of variation and modification without depart ing fromthe spirit of the invention; I therefore, do not wish to be limited tothe precise details of construction set forth, but desire to availmyself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope ofthe appended claims Having described my invention what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described ineluding an open collar forsustaining a heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereofexposed; co-operating mechanical.

means for automatically passing tassel mate rial through said spreadloop; means comprising co-operating fingers arranged toopcrate upon thetassel material for folding it' over upon the exposed portion of saidloop;

and instrumentality for securing together the folded over portions ofthe tassel mate rial substantially as described.

2. A machine of the class described in cluding meansfor holding aheading loop;

means for pulling tassel material through said loop; means for holdingthe applied tassel material in relation to said loop; means arranged tooperate upon'thetassel material for folding it upon said loop; andinstrumentality for wire binding the folded 'po'rtions into a tasselsubstantially as described.

3. A machine of the class described 'in. cluding a holder forsustaininga heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereof exposed; meansfor passing tassel material through the opening of the spread loop;instrumentality comprising cooper ating fingers for engaging and foldingthe tassel material upon the exposed portion of said loop; andcooperating snips for trimming thefolded tassel material, substantiallyas described.

A machine of the class described in. cluding an open collar for holdinga heading loop in spread condition with a portion thereof completelyaccessible; means for passing tassel material through said spread loopcooperating jaws for holding the applied tassel material in relation tosaid loop; cooperating fingers for engaging and folding the tasselmaterial over the accessible portion of'said loop; and cooperating snipsIOU

